Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-07-29

taken cut of botany, and geology, and
astronomy, and theology. oh, viii It not
be grand to have all questions answered?
fhe perpetually recurring interrogation
point changed for the mark of exclama-
ton. All riddles solved. Who will fear
to go out on that discovery when all the
questions are to be decided which We
have been discussing all our lives? Who
shall not clap his hands in the anticipa-
ton of that blessed country, if it be no
hes than through holy curiosity, crying:
The time of my departure is at hand.
remark, again, we ought to have the joy
OF the text, because, leaving this world, We
move into the best society of the universe.
You see great crowd of people in some
there? What General. what Prince Is
going up there?" Well, 1 see great
throng in Heaven. I say: "Who is the
focus OF oil that admiration? Who is the
center OF that glittering company" It is
Jesus, the champion of all worlds, the
favorite Of all ages. Do you know what
is the first question the soul will ask when
it comes through the gate of Heaven? I
think the first question will be-: .Where is
Jesus, the Saviour that pardoned my sin;
that carried my sorrows; that fought my
battles; that won my victories?" o radiant
One! how would like to see Thee! Thou
OF the manger, but without its humiliation;
Thou of the cross, but without its pangs;
Thou OF the grave, but without it's dark
ness.
The Bible intimates that We will talk
with Jesus in Heaven Just as a brother
talks with brother. Now, what will you
ask Him first? lido notknow. I can think
what would ask Paul first, if saw him
in Heaven. I think 1 would like to hear
Him describe the storm that came upon the
ship when there were 275 souls on the
vessel, Paul being the only man on board
cool enough to describe the storm. There
is fascination about ship and the sea
that shall never get over, and think
would like to hear Him talk about that
hrst. But when 1 meet my Lord Jesus
Christ, OF what shall I first delight to hear
Him speak? Now I think what it is. I
last hours; and then Lukes account of the
crucitixion, and Marks account of the
crucitxion, and Johns account of the
cruclfiXlon will be nothing, while from the
living lips OF Christ the story shall be told
OF the gloom that fell, and the devils that
arose, and the fact that upon His endur-
ance depended the rescue of a race; and
there was darkness in the sky, and there
was darkness in the soul, and the
pain became more sharp, and the burdens
became more heavy, until the mob began
to swim away from the dying vision of
Christ, and the cursing of the mob came
to his ear more family, and his hands
were fastened to the horizontal piece of
the cross, and his feet were fastened to
the perpendicular piece of the cross, and
his head fell forward in swoon as he
uttered the last moan and cried: at is
tinished!" All heaven will stop to listen
until the story is done, and every harp
will be put down, and every lip closed,
and all eyes fixed upon the divine mar
rator, until the story is done; and then, at
the tap of the baton, the eternal orchestra
will rouse up; finger on string of harp,
and lips to the mouth of trumpet, there
shall roll forth the oratorio of the Mes
siah: "Worthy is the Lamb that was
slain to receive blessing, and riches, and
honor, and glory, and power, world with
out end!"
What He endured. oh, who Gun tell,
To save our souls from death or hell!
When there was between Paul and that
magnificent parsonage only the thinness of
the sharp edge of the sword of the exc
cutioner, do you wonder that he wanted to
go? Oh. my Lord Jesus. let one wave of
that glory roll over this auditory! Hark! 1
hear the wedding bells of Heaven ringing
now. The marriage of the Lamb has come,
and the bride hath made herself ready.